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& Resources Funding
for Faculty Development Initiatives
and Programs Best
Practices About
the Serie Center
New Faculty Seminar
Fall 2009
12:00 - 1:00 PM, 338 Library
Adrienne Christiansen and Karl Wirth
September
9 |
Welcome;
long introductions: Ron Barrett, Louisa Bradtmiller, and Andrew
Billing Tip: The Macalester Faculty Meeting |
September
16 |
Continue with
long introductions: Brett Wilson, Alicia Johnson, Jamie Monson,
and Randall Bauer Tip: Synching Google Mail and Google Calendar |
September
23 |
Continue
with long introductions: Alicia Munoz, Corie Hammers, Frederik
Green, and Jean-Pierre Karegeye Tip: The faculty addendum; keeping records |
September
30 |
Continue with
long introductions; Rachel Lucas-Thompson, Neil Chudgar, John
Kim, Darcy Burgund Tip: Requesting a Mid-Course Interview |
October 7 |
How Are Things
Going in the Classroom? Tip: The International Roundtable |
October 14 |
Mid-Course
Interview Tip: Have a conversation with your department chair about your research agenda |
October 21 |
Internal
Funding-Wallace Research and Wallace International Travel Grants
Tip: Requesting course evaluation forms |
October 28 |
Scholarly
Writing Strategies Tip: Brain Rule #1: Brains work best when you are well fed and exercised |
November 4 |
The Macalester
Tenure Process (FPC) Tip: Using your faculty ID as a “smart card” in the Campus Center |
November 11 |
Course Evaluations,
IDEA Forms, and Other Types Tip: Take a New Faculty Member to Lunch Program |
November 18 |
Utilizing
Campus Technology for Work Efficiency (Koralesky and Sen) Tip: The Leonard Fund/Paying for student meals in your home |
November 25 |
Active Learning
Strategies in the Classroom (Wirth and Schmidt) Tip: Ask to visit other faculty members’ classes just to observe |
December 2 |
Using Oral
Communication Assignments in Your Courses Tip: Using spreadsheets for calculating student grades |
December 9 |
Grading Student
Work/Evaluating Systems Tip: The contract for
student incompletes |
December 16 |
Reflections
on and Evaluation of the New Faculty Seminar |